I highly recommend it. It reminded me of Apocalypto, which was all about a guy running through the woods, but what a journey it was. This was the same way for me.
I might have to go see it. I saw three of the big sci fi blockbusters over the summer — Man of Steel, Republicans in Space, and the one with the giant robots — and nearly fell asleep in all three. Maybe this one can redeem them.
Saw it. Really liked it. A simple premise executed to near perfection. The space environment they created is totally believable; they got the physics of it all exactly right. My biggest complaint would be Bullock’s obviously silicone injected lips. There are lots of close shots of her face so they’re always right there. They kept pulling me out of the story and reminding me of the vanity of Hollywood. I thought Clooney’s character was a little too cartoonish. And I have mixed feelings about what could be seen as a universalist religious message. But the most obvious message of “don’t give up” was very inspiring and in a way very American.